Garment-loop.



C. S. COMSTOCK, SR.

GARMENT LOOP.- APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21.1916.-

Patented July 24, 1917.

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Application filed March 21, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARK S. CoMs'rooK, Sn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Loops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment loops, and aims to provide certain improvements therein.

The invention is particularly directed to that class of garment loops wherein provision is made for engaging two buttons which are spaced apart a short distance on the overall or other garment to which the loop is applied. As heretofore constructed such loops have been subject to some disadvantage, as for instance, that of being formed of three pieces of wire or that of inadequately retaining the buttons, or that of limited capacity so that they are unable to be used on various sizes of button shanks. According to the present invention I provide a structure which in the case of a buckle is formed of but two pieces of wire, and one which is capable of being used with all sizes of button shanks, and in which there is a practical impossibility of accidental disengagement with the buckle. The invention includes certain other features of improvement which will be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

Referring to the drawings, wherein I have shown the invention as applied to a buckle,

Figure 1 is a plan view.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, illustrating the insertion of one of the buttons.

Fig. 4 is a modification in which two button recesses and a button loop are provided.

Referring to the drawings, it will be noted that when the device is applied to a buckle it comprises two parts A and B, each of which parts is preferably made of a single piece of wire. In this construction the ends of the part A are bent to form prongs at b which cooperate with the guard member 0 which is hinged to the part A in the usual manner. When the buckle feature is omitted, the ends a b will be joined in any suitable manner.

The part A, to which the invention is par- Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented July 241, 1917. Serial No. 85,643.

ticularly directed, is formed to engage two buttons lying side by side and somewhat separated, as shown. In previous constructions such devices have been provided with two button loops, the button being inserted at the top of the loop and resting in the bottom thereof. The result of this construction is that the buttons easily disengage from their loops due to the fact that the material in which they are set permits them to approach each other. This is particularly true when the loops are of suificient size to permit the use of shanks of various sizes. To avoid this it has been proposed to provide a special hinged guard which extends across both loops, and in effect either closes or so restricts the entrances to the loops that the buttons cannot pass'out of the loops. This, however, in a buckle involves a third member with the attendant expense, and also makes the buckle a difficult one to manipulate.

According to the present invention in its preferred form I provide a construction in which the use of loops is avoided, and in place thereof I provide two recesses which are open at their outer sides, such recesses being preferably spaced so that when one button is in its extreme inward position, the other button cannot reach the entrance to its recess, being prevented from so doing by the material in which the buttons are set. By this means accidental disengagement is practically impossible.

In the construction shown the recesses are indicated by the letters I) and E which are preferably so shaped that bottom seats F and G are provided which are spaced apart the same distance as are the button shanks in the material. The recesses are preferably carried inwardly at the top, as shown at H and I, so that at such points the distance between the recesses is less than the distance between the button shanks. This permits the easy admission of one button to its recess when the other is already in place, since the enlargement permits the passage of the button head into the recess, as illustrated in Fig. 3, when it is impossible to pass it into the recess through the side opening.

The operation of engaging the loop with the button is a very simple one and is easily performed. The side openings being sufiieiently large to permit the free entrance of the buttons'irrespective of the diameters of v p v.4

their shanks, the loop is moved sidewise to engage one of the buttons. ton is then inserted, as shown in Fig. 8, by tilting it slightly and passing the loop upwardly, so that it engages the under side of the button, the button tilting naturally under these, circumstances, and passing into the remaining recess. Once the loop is engaged, it is practically impossible to accidentally separate it from the buttons. The distance between the buttons is not suflicient to permit either button to escape laterally, and the only way that engagement is possi ble is by an operation which is the reverse of that illustrated in Fig. 3. As the buttons are set squarely on the material, there is practically no tendency for them to tilt, and it requires a definite and intentional manual operation to cause them to do so. operation is very simple when intentionally performed. It isonly necessary in order to disengage the loop from the buttons to tilt one of the buttons, whereupon the loop in effect drops out of engagement.

In the construction illustrated wherein the part A of the structure, is formed of a single piece of wire, the loop is best'eonstructed by bending the Wire to form a lower bar 0, then carrying thewire up.- wardly at both ends of the bar to form the portions (Z cl; thence downwardly to form the button seats 6 e; thence upwardly and convergingly to form the portion f f which constitute the inner sides of the recesses;

thenceoutwardly to form the portions 9 g which constitute the upper sides of the recesses. If, as in the construction shown, the device is applied to a buckle, the wire is then passed upwardly to form the portions h h, thence inwardly to form the portions c i, and thence upwardly to form the two tongues a and b. This-form of construction is preferred, since it provides a structure formed of one piece of wire in the case of a loop, or of two pieces in the case of a buckle.

In'Fig. L I have shown a construction in which the bottom bar 0 is carried downwardly to form a button loop J which is adapted for use incase one of the buttons should be lost, thus placing a central pull on the suspender strap.

While I have shown and described several forms of the invention,it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited thereto,

.Copies of this patent may be obtained for The other butto engage, and said recesses But such since various changes may be made therein without departing from the invention.

lVhat'I claim is 1. A button loop having two recesses to receive buttons, said recesses being open at the outer sides of the loop, and having button seats spaced apart substantially the distance between the buttons they are designed having portions nearer together than said seats whereby to admit the head of a button.

2. A button loop constructed of wire bent to form two lateral recesses open at their outer sides, and portions above and below said recesses preventing escape of the buttons from the bottoms or tops of said recesses.

3. A button loop constructed of wire bent to form two lateral recesses open 'attheir outer sides, and said form button seats at the bottoms of said recesses, and being converged above said button seats to provide an entrance space for the head of a button.

l. A button loop constructed of wire bent to form two lateral recesses open at their outer sides, and said wire being bent to form button seats at the bottoms of said recesses, and being converged above said button seats to provide an entrance space for the head of a button, and said wire being then bent out-, wardly to form the upper sides of said recesses.

5. A button loop having two, recesses to receive buttons, said recesses being open at the-outer sides of the loop, and a centrally arranged upwardly opening button'receiving loop between said recesses. 4

6. A button loop having two button-receiving recesses open at their sides, the button seats being spaced apart at a distance substantially equaling that between the buttons they are designed to engage, the walls of the loops above said button recesses being spaced apart at a less distance whereby one button may escape while the other is engaged at the narrower portion of said loop.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLARK S. COMSTOCK, SR.

Witnesses:

J osnrn VA. HUBBARD, THOS. E. VALENTINE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, ID. 0. 

